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Title: Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat Title Record # 811745
Author: Roald Dahl
Date: 1959-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION [non-genre]
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: Mrs. Bixby, living in New York with her husband, goes out of town once a month to supposedly visit her aunt, but really to see a Colonel she's having an affair with. The Colonel breaks up with her and gives her a fancy mink coat as a parting present. Mrs. Bixby has to think of a way to explain the coat to her husband and comes up with an elaborate subterfuge involving a pawnshop. The plan goes wrong in a way that ends with her husband's secretary wearing the coat.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1959 Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat
Year Language Title
1961Translated by Hans Edinga
Dutch De bontmantel
1961Translated by Pentti Saarikoski
Finnish Rouva Bixby ja everstin takki
1966Translated by Wolfheinrich von der Mülbe
German Mrs. Bixby und der Mantel des Obersts
1977Translated by Wolfheinrich von der Mülbe
German Mrs. Bixby und der Mantel des Obersten
2003Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat Translated by Elisabeth Gaspar as Madame Bixby et le manteau du colonel
French Madame Bixby et le manteau du colonel

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Kiss Kiss 1960-00-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph  
15/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1960-00-00 Roald Dahl McClelland & Stewart  
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1960-02-08 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1961-00-00 Roald Dahl Dell F128
$0.50?$: US dollar
288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Op weg naar de hemel 1961-00-00 Roald Dahl Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #11) E11   244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Kiss Kiss 1962-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 1832
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
233
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Op weg naar de hemel 1963-00-00 Roald Dahl Meulenhoff (Meulenhoff Editie #11) E11 ƒ4.50 244
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Hiemstra / Bouthoorn Checkmark
Kiss Kiss 1965-00-00 Roald Dahl Dell 4572
$0.60?$: US dollar
223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll George Ziel  
Kiss Kiss 1966-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 1832
4/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
233
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1966-00-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #835) 835
DM 2.20?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
182
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss 1968-10-00 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf  
$3.95?$: US dollar
308
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Charles E. Skaggs Checkmark
Twenty-Nine Kisses from Roald Dahl 1969-11-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-0697-0
£?£: UK pound
442
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Kiss Kiss 1970-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books     232
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Omnific  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1970-00-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #835) 3-499-10835-6 DM2.80 182
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
Kiss Kiss 1972-11-00 Roald Dahl Pocket Books 0-671-77559-6
$0.95?$: US dollar
229
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Küsschen, Küsschen! 1976-00-00 Roald Dahl Büchergilde Gutenberg 3-7632-1986-2   252
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Lammkeule und andere Geschichten 1977-00-00 Roald Dahl Volk und Welt  
M 6.20?M: East German mark
304
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
The Best of Roald Dahl 1978-05-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-394-72549-2 / V-549
$6.95?$: US dollar
xv+
401
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-02-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-1751-4
£5.95?£: UK pound
256
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-02-22 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-005131-7
£?£: UK pound
282
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 1979-09-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-394-74081-5 / V-81
$2.95?$: US dollar
[6]+
471+
[2]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Tales of the Unexpected 1980-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-005131-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
181
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Küßchen, Küßchen!?Kuesschen, Kuesschen!
1980-10-00 Roald Dahl Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft 01079 3   446
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Wolfgang Lauter Checkmark
Lammkeule und andere Geschichten 1983-00-00 Roald Dahl Volk und Welt 6471633
M 6.40?M: East German mark
304
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Regine Schulz , Burckhard Labowski Checkmark
Kiss Kiss 1984-00-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-001832-8
£1.95?£: UK pound
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Rakkaani, kyyhkyläiseni / Joku kaltaisesi 1985-00-00 Roald Dahl Suuri Suomalainen Kirjakerho 951-643-680-3   258+
198
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni Checkmark
Completely Unexpected Tales 1986-09-00 Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-009820-8
£2.95?£: UK pound
405
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni  
Tales of the Unexpected 1990-08-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-679-72989-5
$10.95?$: US dollar
471
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Seth Jaben  
The Best of Roald Dahl 1990-08-00 Roald Dahl Vintage Books 0-679-72991-7
$10.95?$: US dollar
vi+
520
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Jo Bonney  
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl 1991-09-00 Roald Dahl Michael Joseph 0-7181-3545-8
£15.99?£: UK pound
iv+
762
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 1998-05-00 Roald Dahl Viking 0-670-87854-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Cairns  
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 2000-07-00 Roald Dahl Puffin / Penguin Books (US) 0-14-130271-2
$6.99?$: US dollar
279
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Brian Cairns  
The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories 2001-09-27 Roald Dahl Puffin / Penguin Books (UK) 0-14-131150-9
£5.99?£: UK pound
264
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Martin O'Neill  
Kiss Kiss 2003-03-24 Roald Dahl Gallimard (Folio #1029) 2-07-037029-1
F8.00?F: French frank
304
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll William Wilson  
Collected Stories 2006-10-17 Roald Dahl Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library #300) 0-307-26490-4
$30.00?$: US dollar
xxxviii+
850
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Tales of the Unexpected 2008-09-01 Roald Dahl Penguin Books Australia (Popular Penguins) 978-0-14-103757-8
A$9.95?A$: Australian dollar
282
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 2008-11-25 Roald Dahl Paw Prints 978-1-4395-7880-3
$16.99?$: US dollar
288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Cairns  
Küsschen, Küsschen! 2012-11-00 Roald Dahl Rowohlt Taschenbuch (rororo #10835) 978-3-499-10835-8   182
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jürgen Wulff?Juergen Wulff
 
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories 2013-06-20 Roald Dahl Speak / Penguin Books (US) 978-1-101-63628-2
$8.99?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Martin O'Neill  
The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories 2013-09-05 Roald Dahl Puffin (Roald Dahl Short Stories) 978-0-14-134788-2
£6.99?£: UK pound
272
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Martin O'Neill  
Kiss Kiss date unknown Roald Dahl Penguin Books 0-14-001832-8
£3.99?£: UK pound
231
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl date unknown Roald Dahl Penguin Books India 978-0-14-015807-6 Rs 499.00 762
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni Elizabeth Thomas  
The Umbrella Man and Other Stories date unknown Roald Dahl Viking 0-670-87854-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
279
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Brian Cairns  
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